Shares of Aggregate Income for Units 65 or Older Table 7.5 Percentage distribution, by marital status and quintiles of total money income, 2004

Source of income

All units

Married couples

Nonmarried persons

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Total percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Percentage of income from—

Retirement benefits

86.1

90.3

83.3

73.2

40.1

86.5

86.5

75.1

64.3

31.8

84.1

91.7

89.9

79.5

49.8

Social Security a

82.6

83.4

66.6

47.5

18.9

81.2

72.9

52.5

34.5

14.1

81.9

87.6

81.3

56.5

23.9

Railroad Retirement

0.3

0.4

0.6

1.0

0.3

0.4

0.5

1.4

1.0

0

0.1

0.5

0.3

0.7

0.5

Government employee pensions b

0.7

2.2

6.0

10.1

10.9

1.6

4.9

7.8

13.3

9.2

0.5

1.0

2.8

8.5

13.4

Private pensions or annuities

2.5

4.4

10.0

14.6

10.0

3.3

8.2

13.4

15.5

8.5

1.5

2.6

5.5

13.7

11.9

Earnings

1.2

2.8

7.1

15.7

40.1

3.7

6.3

15.1

23.6

47.8

1.0

1.5

3.1

9.0

28.8

Income from assets

2.3

3.8

6.0

8.4

17.8

3.4

5.2

7.2

9.7

18.9

1.8

2.2

4.6

7.7

18.3

Public assistance

8.4

1.6

0.9

0.2

0.1

4.1

0.5

0.1

0.1

0

11.3

3.1

0.9

0.5

0.1

Other

2.0

1.5

2.7

2.6

1.9

2.3

1.6

2.5

2.2

1.5

1.9

1.5

1.5

3.3

3.0

Number (thousands)

5,270

5,475

5,372

5,374

5,374

2,185

2,185

2,187

2,184

2,189

3,182

3,173

3,205

3,182

3,193

NOTE: Quintile limits are $10,399, $16,363, $25,587, and $44,129 for all units; $20,258, $29,437, $42,129, and $68,299 for married couples; and $8,364, $12,000, $16,471, and $26,064 for nonmarried persons.